Patent SG-11201808004Q-A (SG)
Title: Contour-based determination of malignant tissue in a thermal image
Inventor: VENKATARAMANI KRITHIKA
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2017-03-16
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111101111011101 HOE Mt 0111011011111111001111 I MEV MI International Bureau ... ..... ..Yi j (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... .„,,,, 21 September 2017 (21.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT WO 2017/158546 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: VENKATARAMANI, Krithika; Flat 203, A61B 5/01 (2006.01) GO6T 7/60 (2017.01) Butterfly Apartments, Mariyappa Layout Panathur Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka — 560103, India, Bangalore (21) International Application Number: (IN). JABBIREDDY, Susmija; H.NO — 2-2-1123/9/1/A, PCT/IB2017/051526 Opp. Vani Studio, New Nallakunta, Hyderabad, Andhra (22) International Filing Date: Pradesh — 500044, India, Hyderabad (IN). J.MADHU, Hi- 16 March 2017 (16.03.2017) manshu; 6/422 Old MHB Colony, Gorai Road, Borivalli (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra — 400091, India, Mumbai (25) Filing Language: English (IN). KAKILETI, Siva Teja; D.No 1-45, Sundar Nagar (26) Publication Language: English Street, Draksharamam, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh — 533262, India, Kakinada (IN). (30) Priority Data: 15/074,222 18 March 2016 (18.03.2016) US (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (71) Applicant: NIRAMAI HEALTH ANALYTIX PVT AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, LTD [IN/IN]; Flat A7-506, Elita Promenade, JP Nagar 7th BZ, Phase, Bangalore - 560078 (IN). DO, HN, KP, MD, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, RU, TH, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, [Continued on next page] = Title: CONTOUR-BASED DETERMINATION OF MALIGNANT TISSUE IN A THERMAL IMAGE — (54) (57) : What is disclosed is a system and method for contour-based determination of malignant 300 tissue in a thermal image of a patient for cancer screening. In one embodiment, the method involves \; . , V \`‘. receiving a thermal image for cancer screening. = V ' N s Pixels in the thermal image with a higher temperature = \\.. ''''.;. ::•?,;\ value are displayed in a first color and pixels with a = \;, N \ lower temperature value are displayed in a second color. Pixels with temperature values between the = lower and higher temperature values are displayed in = . 0 ; gradations of color between the first and second col- ors. The thermal image is then analyzed to identify a _ = V \ 0 301 patch of pixels with an elevated temperature relative — N to a temperature of pixels associated with surround- , ing tissue. Thereafter, tissue associated with the iden- tified patch is determined to be malignant or non-ma- '..-. ,,,,, ' lignant based a measure of irregularity calculated for 1-1 , ‘ .. , \,N , ‘, ‘ \ boundary contour encompassing that patch of pixels. 00 \ 11 in co 11 in ,-, 7r FIG. 3 IN ,-, © ei O WO 2017/158546 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIR010131MHINIEMOVOIMIE TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, DE, LT, SE, — GA, a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: Declarations under Rule 4.17: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i))